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Highbury Corner roundabout

Until summer 2019, roads in and around Highbury Corner will be busier than usual while we build a new cycle route, redesign the roundabout to introduce two-way traffic and build a public space with access to the arboretum.

When the work is taking place

Construction work started in June 2018 and will finish in summer 2019.

We've been paving footways along Holloway Road. This has included laying Yorkstone paving at Highbury & Islington station forecourt. This work was prioritised so we could move the temporary pedestrian crossing back to its original location outside Highbury & Islington station. We reopened the pedestrian crossing in September 2018.

Most works will take place from Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 17:00. Some weekend and night work will also be needed to complete the project as quickly as possible. In the Highbury & Islington station forecourt area, we will work between 07:00 and 17:00 on weekdays and weekends.

Later in 2018, we will continue work on the arms of the roundabout and the footways to prepare for later phases of work. We will be in touch with residents and businesses closer to the time with more details.

277 bus route changes

Passengers who need services between Highbury Corner and Dalston can use route 30, and additional buses run on this route at peak times.

The night time service has been renumbered N277 and extended via Upper Street, terminating in White Lion Street, and serving additional stops in Pentonville Road, Baron Street and White Lion Street.

The improvements

The improvements, which include removing the roundabout, creating a two-way traffic system and introducing segregated cycle lanes, are designed to make walking and cycling in the area safer and more convenient.

Working closely with the Islington Council, we will create a new public space and larger station square by closing the western arm of the roundabout and improving access to the arboretum, while protecting existing trees.

We will:

Remove the one-way system and introduce two-way traffic with clear signals, road markings and signs to assist road users

Close of the western side of the roundabout from the top of Upper Street to Holloway Road to all motorised vehicles and cyclists to create a new public space leading to Highbury and Islington station. We will redirect the main road to the other side of the arboretum (the green space in the centre of the roundabout)

Relocate the pedestrian crossing at the junction with St Paul's Road closer to the junction itself, providing a more direct route for pedestrians

Widen the pedestrian crossing at the junctions with Holloway Road, Canonbury Road and Upper Street. The pedestrian crossings at the Canonbury Road and Upper Street junctions will also be changed from two-stage crossings to straight-across crossings

Introduce a new signalised pedestrian crossing at the junction with Canonbury Road

Add Legible London signs to provide give pedestrians maps of the local area and other wayfinding information

Introduce segregated cycle lanes in both directions on all three remaining sides of the road layout

Introduce three new signalised cycle crossings at the junctions with Highbury Place, St Paul's Road and Canonbury Road, allowing cyclist, pedestrian and motorist movements to be separated

Advanced Stop Lines (allowing cyclists to wait in front of motorists at traffic signals) on St Paul's Road and Highbury Place, with an early release signal for cyclists on St Paul's Road

Introduce a northbound segregated cycle lane at Canonbury Road on on the approach to the junction, a southbound mandatory cycle lane at Holloway Road on the approach to the junction and a westbound mandatory cycle lane at St Paul's Road on the approach to the junction

Changes to traffic movements

To ensure the new road layout operates effectively, motorists and cyclists will no longer be able to:

Turn right from Upper Street into Canonbury Road

Turn left from Canonbury Road into Upper Street

Local road closures

The closure of the western side of the roundabout will means that the following roads will be permanently closed to traffic:

Highbury Station Road

Hampton Court

We will also close the southern end of Corsica Street to motorists to assist cyclists moving through the junction and to remove any potential conflict between cyclists and other traffic turning into Corsica Street. The closure would also create a safer route for pedestrians crossing at the junction.

For more details see out Highbury Corner Traffic Modelling report and traffic information.

Loading and disabled parking changes, and taxi rank provision

A new 12-metre loading bay will be provided on the edge of the new station square, opposite Highbury & Islington station

The above loading bay will also include a new two-car taxi rank, which will operate daily between 22:00-06:00. Highbury & Islington station will be served by the Night Tube and the new taxi rank will support this service

We will relocate the loading bay and disabled parking bay on the northern side of the roundabout (in front of the Marie Curie building) to the new carriageway edge, to allow space for the proposed segregated cycle track. The bay will be shortened by six metres

The loading bay at the top of Upper Street will be shortened by nine metres to accommodate the new road layout

Changes to trees

To make room for the new road layout we will need to remove some trees from the edge of the arboretum, as well as two from the northern side of the roundabout, three from the eastern side and one from the southern side - up to 17 in total. Two will be replanted in another location. The memorial tree and mature tree on the corner of Compton Terrace will not be disturbed.

We will mitigate the loss of trees by planting 22 additional trees within the boundary of the arboretum and in the new pedestrianised area.

Consultation

Between 5 February and 20 March 2016 TfL and Islington Council jointly consulted on proposed improvements to Highbury Corner and on changes to bus services.

There are some changes to what was proposed in our 2016 consultation, and these are listed below:

The arboretum will be partially open to public access in a way which protects existing trees. The new public space will incorporate the western arm of the roundabout and Highbury & Islington station forecourt, providing residents with more green space while protecting the most vulnerable trees

The new pedestrian crossing, allowing for access to the south-east corner of the arboretum at the junction of Upper Street with Canonbury Road, will no longer be required. The proposal to partially open the arboretum on the western side means that the eastern half of the arboretum, including the option to open up a path from the south-eastern corner, will no longer be required

The entrance to Corsica Street has been made a 'blended footway' which provides a continuous footway over the junction to give pedestrians priority

A shared pedestrian/cycle 'toucan' crossing will be included across St Paul's Road to allow two-way cycling to and from Corsica Street